How many Mercedes-Benz 200s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 62,332 on the road Built 1966-2017 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
For decades the 200 was the entry point to the mid-size Mercedes: a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol saloon, sold as the last of the Fintails, then the Stroke Eight of 1968, the W123 and the W124. None was fast, all were built to last, and plenty spent their lives as taxis. The number carried on later as a badge on the C and E-Class.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1981: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 75 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 200 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 48th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,150th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.